Group I: Tainan City FC (TPE) 5-1 Taichung Futuro FC (TPE)

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

Group I: Tainan City FC (TPE) 5-1 Taichung Futuro FC (TPE)

Gaoxiong: Ange Kouame bagged a hat-trick as Tainan City FC got their first points on board in Group I of the AFC Cup™ 2023/24 by defeating Taichung Futuro FC 5-1 in a meeting between the two Chinese Taipei sides on Thursday. 

Captain Wu Chun-ching and Kouame scored in the space of three first-half minutes to give Tainan a 2-0 lead before Taichung found a way back into the game through a Kaoru Takayama penalty early in the second half. 

However, substitute Yu Chia-huang scored a third in the 69th minute before Kouame went on to bag two late goals to complete his hat-trick and hand the Chinese Taipei champions their first win in three group stage fixtures.  

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Group I: FC Ulaanbaatar (MNG) 1-0 Must CPK (MAC)

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

Group I: FC Ulaanbaatar (MNG) 1-0 Must CPK (MAC)

Ulaanbaatar: Nemanja Krusevac scored the game’s only goal as FC Ulaanbaatar secured their third win of the AFC Cup™ 2023/24 campaign with a 1-0 victory over Must CPK in Group I at MFF Stadium on Thursday.

CPK did give the Mongolian side a scare in the first half when a Bruno Araujo free-kick hit the crossbar, but Serbian midfielder Krusevac’s first half strike proved to be the difference.
 
The result sees Ulaanbaatar complete the double over the Macanese outfit, having previously won by the same scoreline on Matchday Three in Macau.

Group F: Macarthur FC (AUS) 5-0 Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM)

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

Group F: Macarthur FC (AUS) 5-0 Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM)

Sydney: Australia’s Macarthur FC avenged their previous loss to Phnom Penh Crown with a comprehensive 5-0 win over the Cambodians on Thursday to join Oleg Starynskyi’s side on nine points at the top of Group F in the AFC Cup™2023-24.

The A-League outfit suffered a surprise 3-0 reversal in Phnom Penh on Matchday Three but had no issues at Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney’s western suburbs as goals from Valere Germain, Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Ulises Davila gave the hosts a clear halftime lead.

Tomislav Uskok added the fourth nine minutes from time with a header while Lachlan Rose scored the fifth in the final minute as the A-League side reignited their hopes of progressing to the next phase of the competition.

Group G: Bali United FC (IDN) 1-2 Central Coast Mariners FC (AUS)

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

Group G: Bali United FC (IDN) 1-2 Central Coast Mariners FC (AUS)

Bali: Marco Tulio scored the winning goal as Australia’s Central Coast Mariners edged hosts Bali United of Indonesia 2-1 at Captain 1 Wayan Dipta Stadium on Wednesday to take pole position in Group G of the AFC Cup™ 2023-24. 

Alou Kuol scored his second goal of the group stage to give the visitors an early lead which only lasted five minutes as Jefferson Assis hit back for Bali. However, Tulio converted from the penalty spot in the 64th minute to help Central Coast take a one-point lead over Terengganu FC in the group. 

Kim pleased with Pohang’s resilience

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

Kim pleased with Pohang’s resilience

Pohang: Head coach Kim Gi-dong said Pohang Steelers showed great character to defeat Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 in Group J of the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 on Wednesday.

Jesse Kante gave Urawa the lead in the first half but Pohang came fighting back, scoring through Zeca and Kim In-sung with the defending champions seeing red twice following the expulsion of Takahiro Akimoto and head coach Maciej Skorza.

Impressive win has Buriram’s Papastamatis purring

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

Impressive win has Buriram’s Papastamatis purring

Melbourne: Buriram United avenged their home defeat to Melbourne City on Matchday Three by defeating the Australian side in Wednesday’s AFC Champions League™ match at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.

The magnificent performance shown by the Thai side had head coach Arthur Papastamatis purring as they became the first team to hand City a defeat in this season’s tournament.

Australia focused on regaining title

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

Australia focused on regaining title

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ will see 24 teams biddinng to lift the coveted trophy, with seven former champions also in the fray. As the countdown continues, we kick off our series on the cast by taking a look at Australia. 

Champions in 2015, Australia will begin their Group B campaign against India on January 13 with head coach Graham Arnold, in charge for a second successive AFC Asian Cup, said Australia will enter the tournament with the expectation of lifting the coveted trophy again.